Publisher Settings

Authorization Requirements

You must have platform administrator authority to access this page.

Description

Use the Publisher Settings page to view or change the Publisher hostname or IP address.

Note

You can only view and change the publisher hostname IP address only on the Emergency Responder Subscriber, not on the Emergency Responder publisher itself. Changing these fields must be followed by an immediate reboot of the Subscriber.

Table 8 Publisher Settings page

Field

Description

Hostname

Displays the hostnames of the Emergency Responder Publisher for this Subscriber. To change the hostname, enter the new hostname in the text box, and click Save.

IP Address

Displays the IP address of the Emergency Responder Publisher for this Subscriber. To change the IP address, enter the IP address in the text box, and click Save.

NTP Server List

Authorization Requirements

Description

Use the NTP Server List page to add, modify, or delete an NTP server. You can only configure the NTP server settings on the Publisher.

Note

Ensure that the external NTP server is stratum 9 or higher (1 to 9).

Note

Any change you make to the NTP servers can take up to five minutes to complete. Whenever you make any change to the NTP servers, you must refresh the page to display the correct status.

Caution

If you add, modify, or delete an NTP server, you must reboot both the Publisher and the Subscriber.

The following table describes the NTP Server List page.

Table 9 NTP Server List page

Field

Description

Status

Displays how many configured NTP server were found.

NTP Server

Hostname or IP Address field

Displays the hostnames or IP addresses of the configured NTP servers. To change a hostname or IP address, click it, enter the new hostname or IP address, and click Save.

Add New button or icon

Adds a new NTP server. After you click Add New, enter the hostname of IP address of the new NTP server and click Save.

Select All button or icon

Selects all NTP servers listed. When you click this button or icon, a check mark appears in the boxes to the left of each NTP hostname or IP address and to the left of the Hostname or IP Address column heading.

Note

The Select All button or icon is only visible if you have previously configured one or more NTP servers.

Clear All button or icon

Deselects all NTP servers listed. When you click this button or icon, all check marks disappear.

Note

The Clear All button or icon is only visible if you have previously configured one or more NTP servers.

Delete Selected button or icon

Deletes the selected NTP server. To delete an NTP server, you must first select it from the list of NTP servers. Click the box to the left of the NTP server name to select it. To select all listed NTP servers, click the box to the left of the Hostname or IP Address column heading or click Select All.

Note

The Delete Selected button or icon is only visible if you have previously configured one or more NTP servers.

The following table describes the NTP Server Configuration page.

Table 10 NTP Server Configuration page

Field

Description

Status

Displays how many configured NTP server were found.

NTP Server Settings

Hostname or IP Address field

Displays the hostnames or IP addresses of the configured NTP servers. To change a hostname or IP address, click it, enter the new hostname or IP address, and click Save.

Use the Rows per Page pull-down menu to select how many rows are displayed per page.

When you have entered all of the search parameters, click Find.

If the search finds existing certificates, the information about the certificates (File Name, Certificate Name, and Certificate Type) displays in the Certificate List.

Click the File Name link to display the Certificate Configuration page. See Table 7 for information about the Certificate Configuration Page.

Generate New button or icon

Allows you to generate a new certificate. When you click Generate New, the Generate Certificate page appears. See Table 2 for a description of the Generate Certificate page.

Upload Certificate button or icon

Allows you to upload a certificate from a remote server. When you click Upload Certificate, the Upload Certificate page appears. See Table 3 for a description of the Upload Certificate page.

Upload CTL button or icon

Allows you to upload a Certificate Trust List (CTL) from a remote server. When you click Upload CTL, the Upload Certificate Trust List page appears. See Table 4 for a description of the Upload Certificate Trust List page.

Generate CSR button or icon

Allows you to generate a new Certificate Signing Request (CSR). When you click Generate CSR, the Generate Certificate Signing Request page appears. See Table 5 for a description of the Generate New page.

Download CSR button or icon

Allows you to download a CSR. When you click Download CSR, the Download Certificate Signing Request page appears. See Table 6 for a description of the Download Certificate Signing Request page.

The following table describes the Generate Certificate page.

Table 15 Generate Certificate page

Field

Description

Status

Displays the current status of the Generate Certificate page.

Generate Certificate

Certificate Name

Allows you to choose a certificate name from the pull-down menu.

Generate New button or icon

Generates a new certificate. You must first select a Certificate Name from the pull-down menu.

Close button or icon

Closes the Generate Certificate page.

The following table describes the Upload Certificate page.

Table 16 Upload Certificate page

Field

Description

Status

Displays the current status of the Upload Certificate page.

Upload Certificate

Certificate Name

Use the pull-down menu to select the name of the certificate to upload.

Root Certificate

Enter the name of the root certificate.

Upload File

Use the Browse button to select the file to be uploaded.

Upload File button or icon

Uploads the certificate file specified in the Upload Certificate section.

Authorization Requirements

Description

Use the Software Installation/Upgrade page to install or upgrade software from a DVD/CD or from a file system on a remote server.

The following table describes the Software Installation/Upgrade page.

Table 24 Software Installation/Upgrade page

Field

Description

Status

Displays the current status of the Software Installation/Upgrade page.

Software Location

Source

Pull-down menu used to specify the source for the installation/upgrade. Options are DVD/CD or Remote Filesystem.

Directory

The name of the directory containing the files.

Note

If the upgrade file is on a Linux or Unix server, you must enter a forward slash at the beginning of the directory path that you want to specify. For example, if the upgrade file is in the patches directory, you must enter /patches. If the upgrade file is on a Windows server, check with your system administrator for the correct directory path.

Server

The hostname or IP address of the remote server from which the software is downloaded.

User Name

The name of a user who is configured on the remote server.

User Password

Password that is configured for this user on the remote server.

Transfer Protocol

Pull-down menu used to specify which transfer protocol to use. Options are ftp or sftp.

Note

These options are available only if you selected Remote Filesystem from the Source pull-down menu. If you selected DVD/CD, this pull-down menu is grayed out.

Cancel Install button or icon

Cancels the installation or upgrade procedure.

Next button or icon

Continues with the installation or upgrade procedure.

Ping Configuration

The Ping Configuration page appears when you choose Services > Ping.

Authorization Requirements

You must have platform administrator authority to access this page.

Description

Use the Ping Configuration page to send ping requests to test if other systems are reachable over the network.

The following table describes the Ping Configuration page.

Table 25 Ping Configuration page

Field

Description

Status

Displays the current status of the Ping Configuration page.

Ping Settings

Hostname or IP Address

Text box into which you enter the IP address or network name for the system that you want to ping.

Ping Interval

Text box in which you enter the amount of time between ping requests, in seconds.

Packet Size

Text box into which you enter the packet size of the ping request.

Ping iterations

Pull-down menu that allows you to choose the number of times you want to send ping requests to the other system. Available options are 1, 5, 25, or 100 times

Note

When you specify multiple pings, the ping command does not display the ping date and time in real time. Be aware that the ping command displays the data after the number of pings that you specified are complete.

Remote Access Configuration

Authorization Requirements

You must have platform administrator authority to access this page.

Description

Use the Remote Access Configuration page to set up a remote account that Cisco support personnel can use to access the system for a specified period of time. If the account duration limit expires, Cisco support can not access the remote support account.

When you establish a remote account, the system generates a pass phrase.

Follow this procedure to complete the remote account setup:

Call Cisco support and provide them with the remote support account name and pass phrase.

Cisco support enters the pass phrase into a decoder program that generates a password from the pass phrase.

Cisco support logs into the remote support account on the customer system by using the decoded password.

If you have not already created a remote account, when you navigate to the Remote Access Configuration page you can create a new account.

The following table describes the Remote Access Configuration page.

Table 26 Remote Access Configuration page

Field

Description

Status

Displays the current status of the Remote Access Configuration page.

Remote Access Account Information

Account Name

Name for the new remote account. Account names must be at least six-characters long and consist of all lowercase, alphabetic characters

Account Duration

The amount of time that the remote account exists, in days.

Save button or icon

Creates a new remote account. You must provide the Account Name and Account Duration before you click Add. Remote Access Configuration page redisplays. See Table 2 for a description of the fields on the Remote Access Configuration page.

Delete button or icon

Deletes the currently configured remote account.

Note

The Delete button or icon is only visible if there is an existing remote account.

If you have already created a remote account, when you navigate to the Remote Access Configuration page you view and delete the remote account.